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Mice Poke

The Harp Behavior Mice Poke is a nose-poke peripheral for the Behavior board. It detects pokes with an infrared beam, drives onboard cue LEDs, and controls a solenoid valve for reward delivery. Refer to the connections article to set up the peripheral and the Control Poke Peripheral article to use it in Bonsai.

Mice Poke With Water Valve

Key Features

  • Infrared beam poke detection.
  • Control of 2 onboard LEDs, with the option of connecting an external LED.
  • 12 V solenoid valve control for reward delivery.

Specs

  • Connector: RJ45 for direct connection with the Behavior board peripheral port, screw terminals for operating the peripheral with other external devices

Hardware

Version Compatible Behavior Board Notes
1.4 > 1.0
  • Update valve footprint
  • Increased LED resistor
1.3 > 1.0
  • Screw terminals consolidated into a single block
  • Added infrared beam and photodiode access on the screw terminals
1.2 > 1.0
  • Initial version

Assembled units are available from the Open Ephys store, or build your own using the hardware design files in the Mice Poke repository.

Note

Three variants are available from the Open Ephys store, choose the right variant for your needs:

  • OEPS-3007 - PCB only
  • OEPS-3008 - Includes mice poke enclosure, no water valve
  • OEPS-3010 - Includes mice poke enclosure and water valve

Last updated with:
Hardware v2.1
Firmware v3.3
Bonsai Package v0.2

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